Although there are some notable Android handsets that are equipped with this higher level of RAM (such as the OnePlus 6, Xiaomi’s MI Mix 2, and the Razer Phone), Samsung has ducked the issue, sticking with 4GB on the S9 and 6GB on the S9 Plus. Samsung could outfit the upcoming phablet with 8 GB, but i think there are three key reasons why it will not.

One area where leaks have revealed features of the upcoming Note 9 (and countless other handsets) are the online benchmarking sites. These can reveal software and hardware configurations, and while the Note 9 has appeared on them, there is a distinct lack of models with 8 GB. That’s not conclusive, but it is far-reaching.

Samsung president of mobile communications business DJ Koh presents the new Samsung Galaxy S9 mobile phone during the Samsung Galaxy S9 Unpacked event on February 25, 2018 in Barcelona (Photo: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images)

According to Samsung, the phablet will offer “exceptional performance for a reasonable price.” I wouldn’t expect an 8 GB RAM model to come with a ‘reasonable’ price tag. the Note 9’s main short-term goal is to disrupt the sales of the iPhone X Plus, and you can’t do that without a decent price disparity.

Finally, the Note 9 is coming to the end of the line. Samsung has hinted that sale performance needs to be exceptional a Note 10 to appear (I’d argue that if that is already being discussed then the Note range is already dead). The real change is going to come with the Galaxy S10, expected to launch early in 2019. If you want that handset to stand out, it needs to have as many differentiators to the existing portfolio as possible.

Being the first Galaxy with 8 GB is more important to the S10 than it is to the Note 9. When you divide your portfolio into many small slices, like the South Korean company has done, you have to decide which is your priority. The Note range is yesterday’s innovators. The real innovation, with the bigger numbers, is still to come.

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